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This week: exciting new revelations about Stonehenge, island "hobbits" confirmed as distinct species, wolves taken off the U.S. endangered species list, a snake that snacks on toad venom, and more.
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MORE ON THIS WEEK'S PODCAST
Headlines
• United Nations group underestimating global warming's effects? (read full story and more on the group's massive new report)
• "Hobbit" was own species, not diseased human, study says (read full story, see image)
• Gray wolves come off U.S. endangered species list
• Snake "steals" toxins from toads it eats (read full story, see photo)
News interview
Mike Parker Pearson, leader of the Stonehenge Riverside Project, reveals of the significance of a massive ancient village recently found near Stonehenge that may have housed the famous monument's builders (read the full story and see a photo gallery and video of the finds).
Photos on the Radio
Jack Musick of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science talks about the rare appearance of a frilled shark on the water's surface (see a photo gallery of the unusual creature).
World Music
Vieux Farka Touré, a young blues guitarist from Mali, tells why he decided to follow in the footsteps of his famous father, Ali Farka Touré, one of the country's best known musicians.
